PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rasaad Bashir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Onkel Joakim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bashir
vs
Joakim

189 cm
25
189 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

187 cm
23
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rasaad Bashir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Onkel Joakim!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joakim fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A low kick from Bashir misses
and Joakim counters with a head kick. That will keep Bashir thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bashir connects with an inside leg kick.
Bashir misses with a kick to the body
and Bashir takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bashir scores with a push kick.
Bashir attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Joakim scoring well with a low kick there.
Joakim looks to throw the jab but Bashir is out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bashir, right into the meat.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bashir scores with a leg kick.
Bashir lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bashir wants to land a leg kick but Joakim is out of range.
Bashir throws a leg kick but Joakim sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Joakim throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bashir sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joakim checks a leg kick nicely.
Joakim fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bashir is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashir motions for Joakim to come forward. Bashir throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bashir thumps Joakim with a low kick.
Bashir throws a lazy head kick
and Joakim counters with a stiff right hand.
Bashir rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Joakim moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bashir throws a head kick that misses
and Joakim counters with a good low kick that Bashir was not able to check.
Joakim moves out of range of the leg kick from Bashir.
Joakim is looking to score with low kicks.
Good work by Joakim as he checks the leg kick.
Joakim rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bashir moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Joakim ducks under a wild hook from Bashir.
Joakim feints and then cracks Bashir's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bashir down.
Joakim throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bashir.
Joakim throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bashir sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bashir fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashir is looking to chop away at Joakim's legs.
Bashir pivots, looking for a leg kick but Joakim is out of range and Bashir settles back down.
Joakim misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Joakim looks winded!
Joakim drops his hands momentarily and Bashir takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bashir pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joakim throws a sloppy head kick and Bashir moves out of range easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Bashir checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bashir throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bashir cracks the inside of Joakim's front leg.
Joakim thuds his right hand into Bashir's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bashir with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Joakim lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashir keeps Joakim at a distance using the push kick.
Joakim misses with an uppercut. Bashir saw that one coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bashir.
Bashir throws a leg kick
and Joakim counters with a low kick, right behind Bashir 's knee.
Bashir moves out of range as Joakim strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bashir.
Joakim throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bashir counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Joakim is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bashir scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bashir.
Bashir scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bashir.

Bashir has Joakim up against the cage in a clinch.
Bashir lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bashir slows down the pace here.
Joakim working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joakim is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bashir.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rasaad Bashir dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bashir lands with a nice body kick.
Joakim's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bashir is looking to land body kicks.
Joakim tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Joakim.
Bashir checks the leg kick.
Joakim tried to score with a low kick but Bashir checks it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Joakim crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bashir - the referee stops the clock and Joakim gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bashir. Joakim manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bashir lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Joakim thows a leg kick but Bashir checks it
and Bashir counters with a slapping leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Joakim blocks the low kick.
Bashir cracks the inside of Joakim's front leg.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bashir fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Joakim.
Joakim is breathing heavily.
Bashir scores with a spinning back kick!
Bashir fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Joakim checks it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joakim walks into a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bashir.
Bashir scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bashir is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

It looks like Onkel Joakim has been cut.
Bashir throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Joakim's head.
Joakim takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bashir throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bashir throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick lands from Bashir.
Decent striking displayed by Bashir there.
Rasaad Bashir is winning the standup battle so far.
Bashir pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bashir thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Joakim if he has to take too many more of those.
Rasaad Bashir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Bashir tenderised Joakim's leg. Joakim is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashir throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Joakim throws a chopping leg kick but Bashir manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bashir throws a head kick but Joakim moves out of range.
Bashir lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Joakim needs to keep his hands up - Bashir had a free shot at his head there.
Bashir tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bashir is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Joakim can do to turn this around?
Joakim takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bashir turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bashir takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bashir throws a low kick, looking for Joakim's leg but Joakim calmly moves out of range.
Bashir throws a sloppy head kick and Joakim moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joakim throws a lazy head kick
and Bashir counters with a low kick, right behind Joakim 's knee.
A head kick by Bashir misses
and Joakim counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bashir is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That kick from Bashir tenderised Joakim's leg. Joakim is trying to keep his angry face on.
Joakim lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Joakim has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bashir.
Bashir throws a leg kick
and Joakim counters with a big head kick but Bashir shrugs it off.
Bashir motions for Joakim to come forward. Bashir throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Joakim feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bashir's calf.
Bashir scores with a head kick. Joakim tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Joakim bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bashir's head.
Joakim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bashir throws a leg kick which misses Joakim's front leg but catches the back leg as Joakim tries to avoid it.
Joakim missing with a left hand there. Bashir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bashir throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bashir fakes the leg kick and cracks Joakim in the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Bashir blocks the leg kick.
Bashir scores with a punch to the head.
Bashir scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bashir throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Bashir.
Bashir motions for Joakim to come forward. Bashir throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Joakim tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joakim plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Joakim has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bashir.
Bashir lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rasaad Bashir dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Onkel Joakim's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bashir is looking to slow Joakim down with leg kicks.
Joakim looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bashir checks a low kick from Joakim.
Joakim checks the leg kick.
Bashir shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bashir staying out of range there.
Joakim misses with a head kick.
Bashir moves out of range of the leg kick from Joakim.
Some bone on bone action there as Joakim checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bashir throws a head kick that half lands.
A good leg kick by Bashir.
Bashir lands with a nice body kick.
Joakim takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Joakim throws out a leg kick but Bashir moves out of range and Joakim only half commits.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashir goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Joakim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Onkel Joakim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice straight punches there by Bashir. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bashir.
Bashir throws a head kick but Joakim moves out of range.
Bashir buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bashir misses with a low kick as Joakim jumps back.
Bashir looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Joakim thows a left - swing and a miss!
A good leg kick by Bashir.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bashir.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bashir.
Bashir fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Joakim.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bashir throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Joakim.
Bashir throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Joakim's head.
Joakim works over Bashir's head and body with a nice combination.
Bashir feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Joakim's calf.
Bashir throws a head kick that Joakim semi-blocks.
Bashir throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bashir misses with a body kick.
Bashir tries a head kick but it misses.
Joakim is looking to chop away at Bashir's legs.
Joakim jabs Bashir to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bashir moves into range and connects with a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bashir checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joakim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bashir lands a head shot.
Bashir thumps Joakim with a low kick.
Bashir tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bashir tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Joakim throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bashir lands a head kick. Joakim smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bashir throws a low kick but Joakim avoids it.
Joakim wants to land a leg kick but Bashir is out of range.
Joakim on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bashir. Bashir obviously looking to wear him down.
Danga de danga de dang - Joakim scores with a four punch combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bashir.
Bashir throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Onkel Joakim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joakim keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Joakim.
A clash of legs there as Joakim blocks the low kick.
Bashir throws a solid leg kick but Joakim takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bashir.
Joakim tries a head kick but it misses.
Joakim misses with a looping right.
Bashir lands a head kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bashir tries to clinch but Joakim is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rasaad Bashir showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bashir has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rasaad Bashir!